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do yu know if Spinrite does low level formatting to prevent crashes from
long term creep of disk hardware?
I listened to the videos they provide and while they are generating some
useful info regarding performance, I did not see anything about low level
formatting ..
Ara
----- Original Message -----
From: "fjh" <payhel2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] OT: Hard Disk Problem
>I have had the same problem and it is the hard drive failing. You can
> prolong drive use by using Spinrite. I now run it every few months on all
> my
> HDs. www.grc.com.
>
> fjh
> On 12/10/2008 12:31:18 PM, Ken Close (ken45140@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>> I know this is Off Topic but maybe someone has had a similar experience
>> or
>> can offer advice from their expertise.
>>
>> I am going along, and all of a sudden my main hard drive (C:) starts up
>> an
>> incessant and continuing chatter. Loud enough to really notice.
>> There is no other indication anything is wrong. CPU cycles are normal for
>> what is open. (Usually have various programs with browser open with many
>> tabs). I have extra RAM and an onboard monitor does not indicate that the
>> RAM is low. I defrag automatically every night. I have latest download/OS
>> upgrades.
>>
>> I shut down all applications and exit in normal manner (once I held the
>> computer power on button down to shut down without going through the shut
>> down sequence--just to try it that way). Either method of shutdown makes
>> the computer .... well .... shut down. Then normal restart, and back to
>> business.
>>
>> These events occur every so many days even a week or more. It has
>> happened
>> three or four times, and does not seem to be increasing in frequency.
>>
>> Normally, this would call for a new hard drive, but I have no clue as to
>> cause and no indication that the drive is getting ready to fail (like
>> increased events).
>>
>> Any
>
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